held up mid-division, headway 4 out to go in touch, soon weakened
led, ridden before 3 out, weakened and lost 3rd place after last
with leader, pushed along 4th, soon ridden, weakened after 4 out
held up towards rear, lost place before 4th, tailed off
tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out, soon tailed off
tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on towards finish, always well held
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden before next, kept on to take 3rd after last, one pace
held up in rear, smooth headway before 4 out, led 2 out, shaken up from last, always in command, eased towards finish
held up mid-division on outer, took keen hold, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
Nonrunner
DIAMOND'S RETURN bids for a quick-fire hat-trick having won at Plumpton and Wincanton over the last nine days. He has a 7lb penalty for his latest success but continues on an upward curve and is probably the one to beat again if handling the heavy ground. Ruby Crown was second at Market Rasen on Saturday but has been below par in general while Orion Express, Ban Uisce and Petito have all been off the track for a while. Calico Rose usually races over further but will handle the ground and could be a danger and Royal Riviera hinted at a revival last time, though is another whose best form is over longer trips.
San Marino (FR) 14-1 (11-7) In touch, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 15, 38l behind Granville Island (11-6) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
Qalinas (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, never involved, tailed off, 11th of 15, 39l behind Granville Island (11-6) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
Calico Rose 6-1 (11-5) Led until 2nd, chased leader, led again before 6th, ridden and joined 3 out, headed before next, soon no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Cross The Flags (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Orion Express 16-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway when fell 5 out, in a race won by Carrickmines (11-2) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Dec, 13 ran.
Ban Uisce (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, fell 3rd, in a race won by Morestead (11-0) at Wincanton 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov, 7 ran.
Petito (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, behind 6th, ran on flat, never in contention, 5th of 10, 31l behind Triple Bluff (10-0) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
Royal Riviera 11-1 (10-13) Pressed leader, jumped slowly 1st, ridden when hit 3 out, no extra 2 out, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 14, 16l behind Francesa (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Diamond's Return (IRE) 5-6fav (11-9) Tracked leaders and keen, smooth headway before 3 out, went 2nd after 3 out, led on bit 2 out, ran on strongly, won at Plumpton 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Apr beating Overdante (11-8) by 5l, 7 ran.
Exiles Return (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Tracked clear leader, led before 2nd, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, modest 3rd, 3rd of 5, 38l behind George Woolf (11-7) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Power Man (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Led 2nd until 3rd, led approaching 5th, soon headed, not fluent 7th, weakened after next, 9th of 10, 44l behind Kings Bayonet (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn hdl (3) gd in Apr.
Ruby Crown 7-2 (10-11) Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden to lead 2 out, headed flat, one pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Cool Baranca (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Apr.
